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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 765 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – fly (b) pie – red (c) pie – fly
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) star (b) moon (c) plain
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) mouse (b) head (c) key
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – play (b) wing – boat (c) coat – boat
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) bun (b) sing (c) shed
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – goat (b) noon – brain (c) train – brain
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The moon, round and white
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – soon (b) moon – soon (c) moon – jog
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – guitar (b) noon – plain (c) chain – plain
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) hook (b) tree (c) lake
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – fold (b) snake – cake (c) dog – cake
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) boat (b) bright (c) run
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) red (b) book (c) fish
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) night (b) cook (c) fish
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – wing (b) ring – wing (c) ring – cake
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) A cat on the wall (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – chain (b) fun – note (c) coat – note
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Mangoes in the sun
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) ring (b) bread (c) hat
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – run (b) mouse – blouse (c) night – blouse
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – mat (b) cat – car (c) cat – mat

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. pie – fly
  3. 2
  4. plain
  5. key
  6. 7
  7. Waves kiss the warm sand
  8. coat – boat
  9. shed
  10. train – brain
  11. 7
  12. Waves carry shells to the shore
  13. 5
  14. moon – soon
  15. 2
  16. 7
  17. 1
  18. chain – plain
  19. 7
  20. 5
  21. lake
  22. 7
  23. snake – cake
  24. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  25. boat
  26. 5
  27. The wind plays with my long hair
  28. red
  29. night
  30. ring – wing
  31. The baby laughs at the moon
  32. coat – note
  33. 5
  34. 1
  35. Mangoes in the sun
  36. 5
  37. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  38. hat
  39. mouse – blouse
  40. cat – mat

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